Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-13
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County Superintendent j. A. Gahel. died
at his home in Arcadia Oct 10 Of typhoid
fever
At Ottumwa Saturday Oct 8. Stormy
Jordan was fined SO. 900 on one indictment
aad two charges Of contempt. Six months
Imprisonment also SO with each case Of
contempt
A Des Moines special in speaking Of
Gen w. w. Belknap's visit to that city
last week says: The immediate purpose
of his last visit here. was to confer with
the Adjutant General aud State Auditor
in regard to the direct tax which Iowa
raised and paid to the general government
during the war. Iowas share of the gen,
eral tax levy was about 81 900. 600 and the
State raised every cent Of it. Now that
1t Is proposed to return to the States a
pro rata share of their contributions, Iowa
will have very comfortable little sum to
put in its pocketbook. Gov Larrabee
has appointed General Belknap as State
agent to look after this particular fund at
Washington, and represent Iowa's inter.
ests. The General was also. by appoint
ment Of Gov. Sherman, made agent for
the State to look after old war claims
against the State which have never been
entirely cleared up, SO that he has con-
siderable business in looking after Iowa's
financial interests in Washington
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About 10 o'clock on the night Of Oct. o,
the fearful cry Of fire penetrated the ears
Of the peacefully slumbering citizens Of
Menlo. The fire was found to be in o.
Sands livery barn. The fire when first
seen was in the hay NOW, which contain,
ed several tons of hay. BY the time the
men were upon the scene the fire had
consumed nine horses, and was burning
SO furiously that the only thing that could
be done was to save adjoining buildings.
By hard work the barns Of Sam Reed and
Jack Mccullough were saved, and that
prevented the spread Of fire to other
buildings. The proprietor and family
were in Illinois at dying fathers bedside.
No one was in the barn or had been there
since 10 o'clock. One of the horses be.
longed to Jacob Egger, the others to O..
Sands. II is severe loss. There was
some insurance but not enough to cover
the loss The loss is variously estimated,
none knowing the value of harness or hay
destroyed, but il is probably not far from
$4,000. 1t is supposed by some that the
fire was of incendiary origin. by Others
that some smoker had dropped cigal
stump and various theories. But it will
probably remain mystery, as is usually
I the case
The Marshalltown Times Republican
Oct 10 says: AT about s:45 O'Clock
this morning train No. 81 on the NJ 81 N
W, Martin, engineer, and McKeeby, con.
ductor, struck place on the track neal
Rockton switch where the track spread
probably by reason Of the recent heavy
rains. The engine and all the train, ex
cept the for last cars went over safely
but the latter jumped the track Brake
man Harry Smith, who was sitting on the
top OF the second car forward from the
caboose, was found under that car on the
bank near by, clear away from the track
he had been instantly killed and it va
not long before his body was recovered
BY order of Supt McMichael the body wa
brought back to this city to await the in.
quest. Mr. McMichael also telegrapheC
the sad news to Smiths wife, who il
living with their two orphaned children
at Estherville, Emmett county. on the B.
c., II. g. +. road. The wreck was no
cleared until 10 a. M, at which hour tn,
remains arrived here. The express from
Chicago, due in this city at 7. arrived a
1890 a. m.
| Sophus Hess, aged 40 years, committe
nicide at Davenport. Oct. 4 by hangin
himself in his room at hotel. ii
served as lieutenant in the German
army during the Franco-Prussian wal
and was an author of some note.
A West Side special. Oct. A. says
John F. Grots, Of this place came nea
being killed this morning, his horse klcke'
him twice, cutting his head badly an
breaking his collar bona.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the d.
olson OF the Wapello circuit court in tn
case of the State vs. Jordan. This
tho celebrated stormy Jordan" who's
Road 10 He'll" was torn up by the Pre-
hibitionists.
The most important meeting in the hi
tory OF the Presbyterian church of lows
will be held at Keokuk October 20. TIL
synod of the entire State meets ther'
and it Is the semi-contennial of Il
establishment OF the first Presbyteris
church In Iowa This was at West Poin
Lee county, and Colonel William Pate
son, OF Keokuk was its first elder.
At Knoxville, on the afternoon Of tn
Oct Q, young man Of 20, named Z
Ream, started to 60 down w. A. Gamb
g. Co.'S new shaft soon after blast ha
been fired. He was advised to wait, b.
persisted, and toppled oyer before
reached bottom John Shuey went dow
to bring Ream back, but was himself owe
come and was rescued with difficult.
when Tom Williams went down and r
covered the last remains Of poor Rean
all efforts to recover whom proved un
vailing.
Michael Donnelly. resident Of D.
buque for over thirty years, an expires
man by occupation, is the victim Of
fatal accident As he was driving h
team the horse started to run, whereupo
Mr. Donnelly jumping, struck against
curbstone, and rebounding back, f.
under the wagon and was run over. L
lived few hours and expired. The IA
on the curhstone crushed his head.
The National and State Butter, Chez
and Egg Association will hold their a
nual meeting at Manchester. on Tuesda
Wednesday and Thursday. November
and3. A feature of the convention wi
be the exhibit of dairy products, to whi'
all dairymen and creamerymen are 7
quested to send sample, II only oil
tub box or package. Dairy impleme